Where does the student/nurse manager begin with this project?
Discuss the following issues related to this case study: 1. Where does the student/nurse manager begin with this project?
This paper is based on the following case study: Financial Management and Fiscal Responsibility Each student will assume the role of a nurse manager who is developing a new medical-surgical unit due to the expansion in patient care services in a pre-existing area of the hospital. Each student/nurse manager is currently managing a 2-bed medical-surgical unit with a focus on chronic medical patients. After meeting with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), each student/nurse manager is to develop a tentative operational budget for the new 30-bed medical-surgical unit with an emphasis on surgical rather than medical patients. Here are some of the facts: ? The new unit will be housed in a designated, pre-existing area of the hospital used for patient care 30 years ago ? The unit should not need major construction costs; however, some changes will be needed to accommodate surgical patients and rooms will need updating ? Other areas of the hospital, except for pediatrics, are experiencing full census; therefore, there may be a limited amount of staff available to bring into the new unit from the existing staff ? Extensive recruitment and retention programs are already in place in an effort to fill and maintain current positions ? Each student will function as the nurse manager of this unit as well as another medical unit Discuss the following issues related to this case study: 1. Where does the student/nurse manager begin with this project? How should it be broken down into manageable parts? 2. Who should assist with this project? 3. Describe the components of the budget that will need to be developed. 4. The personnel component of the operational budget will be very important. Identify the staffing and scheduling issues in developing this part of the budget. 5. What role will human resources play in obtaining specialized nursing resources/staffing needed to provide patient centered care in this new unit? 6. How will the nurse manager plan for supplies and equipment within the plan? Describe which budget used for funding allocation; provide rationale. 7. What would be the plan for capital requests?